RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi
SOUTHERN CROSS Preparation • Collect an Australian flag. Presentation • Share the flag with the class and discuss its history, design, colour and number of stars. • Say the rhyme with the actions for the class. Additional activities/information • The first national Australian flag was flown in Melbourne in September 1901. The flag has a blue background and features three symbols: (i) (ii) The Commonwealth Star, which has seven points, one for each state and one for the territories. The Union Jack, which can be seen in the top left-hand corner of the flag. (iii) The Southern Cross has five white stars on the blue background of the flag. The four large stars all have seven points and the smallest star has five points. The Southern Cross gets its name from its four brightest stars which form the outline of a cross. It is the brightest constellation in the Southern Hemisphere. • Encourage the students to view the stars at night with their parents and grandparents. To find the Southern Cross, face south and • The class claps the beat while saying the rhyme. • The class says the rhyme with the actions. look to where the earth meets the sky. From there, measure two hand spans up and look for a kite-shaped set of stars. • Discuss ways of viewing stars at night. If possible, visit an observatory or planetarium. • Discuss what stars are and why they are not as visible during the day. Learn the names of other constellations and individual stars. • Find examples in the community where the Southern Cross is displayed; e.g. Australia Post. • Using an atlas and a map of Australia, discover how many places in Australia are called ‘Southern Cross’. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy • Discuss – ‘If you could make a wish upon a star, what would it be?’ I can dance the barramundi 42 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Southern Cross I’m looking for The Southern Cross It’s in the sky Somewhere. But how am I To fi nd it? ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy There are so many stars Up there. Lines 1, 2, 3, 4. Circle eyes with fingers and thumbs. 5 & 6. Shake head. 7 & 8. Stretch arms high. Twinkle fingers. R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 43 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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- Page 3 and 4: Foreword I can dance the barramundi
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- Page 29 and 30: Where am I? Feeling funny Squirm in
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Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cross<br />
I’m looking for<br />
The Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Cross<br />
It’s in <strong>the</strong> sky<br />
Somewhere.<br />
But how am I<br />
To fi nd it?<br />
©R.I.C. Publications<br />
Low Resolution Images<br />
Display Copy<br />
There are so many stars<br />
Up <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
Lines<br />
1, 2, 3, 4. Circle eyes with fingers and thumbs.<br />
5 & 6. Shake head.<br />
7 & 8. Stretch arms high. Twinkle fingers.<br />
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